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Is Trump’s expansion of presidential powers setting the stage for future Oval Office holders?

Mechanisms designed to limit executive power – Congress, the courts and internal safeguards – are being undermined

The Guardian - US

No retreat on tariffs, Trump promised. Hours later, he blinked

As the economic and political pressure became unbearable, the US president changed course – but has the damage been done?

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Washington worried with Trump back in town: ‘The atmosphere is toxic here’

The Kennedy Center and BLM mural have been targeted, the newspaper is in freefall – and the Maga movement is gaining a foothold

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An American tragedy: how Biden paved the way for Trump’s White House return

To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw

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Biden to nation: accept ‘will of the people’ and Trump win - Roll Call

President Biden on Thursday urged the nation to accept President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory, saying the election system works.

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‘Running away from good news’: why is Harris distancing herself from Biden’s record?

Under Biden, immigration has stabilised, inflation has been tamed and crime is down, but his VP is forging ‘a new way’

The Guardian - US

Not done yet: still-smarting Joe Biden to focus on his legacy in final months

With a diary suddenly freed up by the end of his re-election bid, the president is looking to safeguard his achievements

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Camera shy v media hog: dilemma over Biden-Trump coverage amid brutal year for news media

Focus on Biden’s age, over-correcting Trump coverage and staff layoffs are few troubles ailing the media before 2024 elections

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‘A sad circus’: Iowa caucuses arrive with little doubt over likely Republican victor

Opinion polls show Donald Trump’s immense lead over Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley in first state to vote on nominee

The Guardian - US

Biden begins re-relection campaign – does he have what it takes to win again?

The oldest president in US history is ditching his Covid-imposed ‘basement strategy’ for the most gruelling campaign of his life

The Guardian - US

Democrats fight to expand a ‘broken and illegitimate’ supreme court

As the US’s highest court is pummeled by divisive rulings and ethical scandals, Democrats think they have a solution: add four seats to counter a rightward tilt

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Biden v Trump: US is unenthused by likely rematch of two old white men

As Biden formally launches his 2024 bid and Trump chalks up endorsements polls show voters have little appetite for a replay

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‘It’s just gotten crazy’: how the origins of Covid became a toxic US political debate

New report supporting theory the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab has sparked the latest eruption in a long fight over how the virus started, clouding efforts to pursue a neutral, fact-based inquiry

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Gerontocracy: the exceptionally old political class that governs the US

Joe Biden and members of Congress are increasingly long in the tooth – and more and more out of step with a much younger US public

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A Democratic panel OKs a Biden-backed shakeup of the party's presidential calendar

Biden has proposed elevating South Carolina to the first spot, moving the swing states of Georgia and Michigan up to the early slate, and putting Iowa back in the pack.

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What the 2022 midterms mean for Biden's presidency

President Biden's job just got tougher. The midterm election results mean Republicans likely will control the House. But there are some political silver linings in divided government.

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Help or hindrance? Biden takes a back seat as Trump goes all in on midterms

The president, beset by low poll ratings, has been focusing on fundraising, while his predecessor swoops in for campaign rallies, whether Republican candidates like it or not

The Guardian - US

America First is laying plans to perpetuate Trumpism beyond Trump

The rightwing group is planning a future more authoritarian, more extreme and more ruthless – with or without the former president

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As Trump’s star wanes, another rises: could Ron DeSantis be the new Maga bearer?

With the January 6 hearings chipping away at the former president’s image, the Republican Florida governor is quietly working to turn the tide in his favor

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Republican primaries offer look into future of Trumpism without Trump

The ex-president suffered some humiliation when his candidates lost in the Georgia primaries – but the hard-right strain of Republican politics will survive

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‘It’s a tough time’: why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents?

Puzzle of Biden’s unpopularity has some pieces within his control and some not, experts say, as Covid casts a shadow over his first year in office

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